Can it be used to make dehydrated vegetable powders such as kale?
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I haven't tried to put veggies thru it, but it's certainly strong enough to process just about any vegetables I can think of. I suspect they would need to be broken up at least a little for the auger to grab them. That said, the finest included grinding plate has a pore size of ~4.5mm, so you'd only get small chunks of vegetables, not really a powder. Might need a mortar & pestle for a true powder output.
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Haven't tried that, but I'd think not. I don't make veg powders often, but I do make my own chili powder with peppers and herbs from my garden. A method that works for me is to dehydrate everything (I bought a dehydrator in a thrift store for about $12), measure it out, then pulverize it in batches in a blender.
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I haven't tried that yet. I roll my kale in a tight roll before putting it thru once and it does well
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Spinach yes. I'm not so sure about kale but hey it doesn't hurt to try. I would suggest chopping it first before throwing it in the blender. I wouldn't see why not though, it has great power.
2269603
I'm not sure but I didn't like this juicer at all --- and went with a Breville which is fantastic. I have not tried kale in the Breville but I can't imagine it woud have a problem.
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I have not tried it with wet ingredients. I suppose, however, that it would not work well with wet ingredients. I believe that would be the job of a blender or food processor.
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I do use this for making kale juice. Since it's a manual juicer, it takes a lot more effort than just stuffing uncut kale leaves into an electric model. I take most of the stem off the leaf, don't put more than one leaf in at a time, alternate with cuke or apple, and that works. Don't get this juicer if you don't want a little work out in order to have a refreshing, healthy drink.
318957
It does handle kale it blends right through it for our smoothies; it gets the pieces very small, not liquid, but drinkable and yummy :)
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Yes it can. I use it as a smoothie maker with any variety of fruit or vegetable
318959
I haven't used kale but I've made several Green Monster smoothies with fresh spinach and apple chunks and the results are awesome.
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I have put Kale and Spinach in my smoothies (along with 4-5 ice cubes, 1 cup of liquid, 1 cup yogurt, a kiwi and some frozen fruit) and it chops the kale or spinach into very small fragments, it does not pulverize/liquify - but I would still consider that it does a very good job.
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yes, I use it for carrots, cucumber, zuchinni--just about all vegetables. It woorks great. I am very pleased with its performance.
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This dehydrator is perfect for that! I've dried various fruit & vegetables already with it...works great!! You can even do meat jerkies!
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Horribly for kale. There are always little chunks left in there no matter how long you blend it for. For other, softer greens it does pretty well, especially for spinach.
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Yes, we use it for kale,spinach, celery mixed with all sorts of fruit, a few ice cubes to make it cold. We prefer mixing spinach with the kale for a better taste. I think the short jar mixes better than the tall one. I've never tried the tall jar personally but I've seen it on you tube.
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I haven't used a food mill to reduce a dry food to a powder, but I don't think it would work. A food mill is for moist foods, I don't think it would do much if anything with something dry and light like dried greens. A food processor is probably your best bet.
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Yes and this an excellent product for that use. I use it as a salt shaker and I need to add dry beans or rice as a desiccant (to keep the salt dry---I live on Kauai). Just keep it clean and it will serve you well. Hope this helps...best wishes. Skip
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it is a tomato pulper....it's function is to extract a puree from raw or blanched tomatoes. I know of no device which powders vegetables.